Bad Waldsee

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BAD WALDSEE

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Ravensburg
Additions : 1971 Gaisbeuren, Mittelurbach, Reute; 1975 Haisterkirch, Michelwinnaden (partly)

Official blazon
German	In Schwarz ein silberner Balken, begleitet vorne von einem steigenden, linksgewendeten Fisch, hinten von einer gestürzten Kornschaufel, und überhöht von einem sechsstrahligen Stern.
English	Waldsee No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

Waldsee received city rights in 1298 and was until 1331 a possession of the Lords of Waldsee. In 1331 they sold the city and castle to the Habsburg family. The oldest known seal of the city dates from 1520 and shows the arms of the Lords of Waldsee, in black a silver bar.